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How to Press a Suit Jacket or Sport Coat

November 5, 2015

How To Press A Suit Jacket Or Sport Coat

Simon Crompton has been working on a very useful video series on how to take care your tailored garments. The…

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Fabric Weight: Does a Pound of Tweed Weigh the Same as a Pound of Flannel?

September 28, 2015

Fabric Weight: Does A Pound Of Tweed Weigh The Same As A Pound Of Flannel?

Have you ever read the description of a sportcoat or pair of jeans and nodded, impressed, at the fabric weight?…

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Be Careful with Garment Steamers

August 10, 2015

Be Careful With Garment Steamers

Here’s a good example of why you should be careful with garment steamers. StyleForum member Rysla recently went to his…

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What’s In a Shoe?

June 1, 2015

What’s In A Shoe?

Given what shoes cost nowadays, it’s important to know whether you’re getting something of quality. Most of our readers will…

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RFID Shields in Tailored Clothing

January 29, 2015

RFID Shields In Tailored Clothing

Jeffery Diduch, a professional tailor and pattern maker for a large ready-to-wear suit manufacturer, published a post yesterday about some…

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Suits Loosen Up

December 10, 2014

Suits Loosen Up

Jeffery Diduch over at Tutto Fatto a Mano has a great post about how he incorporated a little 1920s tailoring…

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For Aspiring Tailors

September 4, 2014

For Aspiring Tailors

For anyone who wants to become a tailor, Jeffery Diduch recently wrote about a new online training program set up by…

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Storing Heavy Leather Jackets

January 30, 2014

Storing Heavy Leather Jackets

In the past year or so, I’ve come to appreciate the value of good hangers. Suit jackets and sport coats…

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A Tale of Two Hangers

March 25, 2013

A Tale Of Two Hangers

Over the weekend, I was going through the archives of Tutto Fatto a Mano, a blog about tailoring I really…

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Beware of Steamers

December 27, 2012

Beware Of Steamers

A garment steamer, like the one you see above, can be useful to take out wrinkles. If you use one,…

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Why You’re Unlikely to Tell Between a Fused and Half-Canvassed Jacket

November 14, 2012

Why You’re Unlikely To Tell Between A Fused And Half-Canvassed Jacket

Tailor Jeffery Diduch, who maintains the rather illuminating blog Tutto Fatto a Mano, was nice enough to contact us a…

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A Clever Alteration: Narrowing the Lapel

September 24, 2012

A Clever Alteration: Narrowing The Lapel

A Clever Alteration: Narrowing the Lapel

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